Park Mead Primary

Year 4

Mr Edwards

4BE

Mrs Paxman

4PR

Mrs Tunnell

4BE

Mrs Burnham

4BE

Mrs Richardson
4PR

Mrs Bickmore

4PR

Autumn Term

Welcome to Year 4!

On this page you will find all our current topics along with useful information.

We actively encourage parents to come and hear readers!

Please encourage your child to practise singing along to the songs ready for the play!

Y4 Song words

Y4 Song Words PDF

Ready For Christmas Day - backing.mp3

Santa's On Strike - backing.mp3

Puppies Are Not Just For Christmas - backing.mp3

Lots Of Fa-La-La - backing.mp3

Silent Night - backing.mp3

Give A Little Time - backing.mp3

Blast Off - backing.mp3

A reminder of drop-off and collection times:

Drop-off: 8.40am

Collection: 3.20pm

Daily Equipment:

Please ensure your child brings their home school diary and reading book in each day.
They are also welcome to bring in a small pencil case with a pencil, ruler, rubber, sharpener, black handwriting pen and purple pen.
Children are also invited to bring their own pencil crayons/pens, however these are their responsibility to look after!
As we are an all weather school, it is advisable for children to bring a coat with them each day as they will be outside at playtimes unless the weather is particularly bad.

PE days

4PR: children will need to be in their P.E. kit on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

4BE: children will need to be in their P.E. kit on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

In Y4 the children will be having swimming lessons. This term it is 4BE only. It will be on Tuesdays throughout the term, starting on Tuesday 19th September, with the last swim on Tuesday 5th December.

On these days, children are to come dressed in their PE kits with their swimming things in a separate bag (goggles are optional but recommended). Please ensure that children have long hair tied back ready for the lesson.

Homework:

Reading: your child should read daily and record in their home school diary. We actively encourage parents to come and hear readers!

Spelling: at least 5 games on Spelling Shed each week (Spellings will be updated each Monday)

https://www.spellingshed.com/en-gb/

Maths :

Log on to TTRockstars for their 15mins Garage homework each week. Garage tests them on tables they find trickier to answer. After that, use the 'Jamming' section to practise specific tables without the timer; 'Studio' to increase your speed and Rock status; and 'Soundcheck' to prepare for the times tables test.

https://ttrockstars.com/

MyMaths: activities to be completed each week, although maths homework may occasionally be given on paper instead.

https://www.mymaths.co.uk/

Maths

Autumn Curriculum Focus

Place value
Addition and subtraction
Area
Multiplication and division

English

Talk 4 Writing focus

Fiction - Changing Tale - Mr Big and Recount - Boy...Box...Baffled

Focus:

Non-Fiction - Explanation - The Shirt Machine - How and Electrical Circuit Works

Class Novel: The Land of Roar by Jenny McLachan

Guided Reading : The Boy Who Biked the World by Alastair Humphreys

Science - Electricity and Digestion

History - Alexander the Great and Roman Republic

Geography - Climate and Biomes and The Rhine and The Mediterranean

Art - Cezanne Still Life and Barbara Hepworth Sculpture

DT - Torches and Slingshot Car

Computing - Digital Posters - All About Me and Movie Soundtrack

PSHCE - Me and My Relationships and Valuing Difference

PE - Swimming / Fitness and Tag Rugby and Swimming / Dance and Football

RE - The Kinds, The Temple and Living as a Jew and The Family of Jesus

Below are links to useful websites to support your child's learning further.

Don't forget there are lots more web links on the Parent Hub page.

Reading: Oxford Owl This is free to sign up and gives you access to many of the same reading books your child would read on the reading scheme at school.